NOWTRAX

The map shows the evolution of high level dance genres over the last century in under 20 seconds. http://bit.ly/Nowtraxwesterndancemusic The sources used to create the map include Bass Culture, Last Night A DJ Saved My Life, The All Music Guide to Electronica, and Wikipedia. Interestingly often where a genre was first born was not the location it eventually gained most popularity. When the explosion of dance music arrived in the 80s, many genres arrived in the same 5-year period as the genres they influenced. In this situation, the ‘influencer’ genre starts to fade in on the map at the time the influencing line appears. Non-dance music genres which influenced dance music are also included, but their own influences are not shown.